However, he was easily blocked by Yami.
"Is that all you've got? Can you tell me exactly what despicable methods you used to defeat Fuegoleon?" Yami mocked.
"Are you stealing my catchphrase? You're the ones who used despicable methods to seriously injure Sally!" Licht snapped angrily.
"Is it that hard to admit we're strong?" Asta joined the fray, but Licht's speed was truly too fast. Even with the 'Gate of Pain' open, it was difficult to close in. This was the first time he had encountered someone faster than himself!
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"Finral, you've come at the perfect time. Hurry and teleport these children back!" Noelle was very happy to see Finral appear, because this meant she could go back to find Asta.
"I have to wait a moment. Gauche and the others haven't come out yet. We'll teleport together in a bit!" Finral said, scratching his head.
"Why didn't you teleport them out together?" Noelle complained.
"I ran out of mana just now. Thanks to Asta giving me this, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to use magic." Finral shook the recovery potion in his hand.
"I totally forgot Asta had those!" Vanessa's beautiful eyes lit up.
"By the way, the Captain has orders. He said for you all to escort the children back to the town first!" Finral said, looking at Noelle and the others.
"What? I want to fight!" Luck said, dissatisfied.
"These are the Captain's orders. They're orders!" As Finral said this, Gordon, Grey, and Gauche finally emerged with the children.
"Alright, everyone, let's move!" Finral said as he opened a spatial portal leading to the Nean Town church.
"Children, follow me!" Vanessa was the first to enter gently, and then the weather-beaten children followed her like little ducklings, entering one after another.
"I must say, thank you to the Black Bulls this time. You've changed my opinion of the Black Bulls!" Sister Theresa said gratefully.
"Hmph! If you really want to thank us, then stop restricting me from seeing my sister, you old hag!" Gauche said disdainfully.
"Those are two different things, you sister-complex pervert!" Sister Theresa looked at Gauche crossly.
"Let's go, Marie!" Gauche picked up Marie and then sought praise, "Marie, Marie, your brother fought heroically just now and even saved several innocent children. Did you see?"
"Mm-hmm! Big brother is the coolest, I love big brother the most!" Marie rubbed her head against Gauche's chest with a happy expression, which instantly caused Gauche to turn to stone from pure bliss.
"Alright, Marie, come over here, we're getting ready to go!" Theresa beckoned.
"No!" Gauche immediately refused. "I will personally escort Angel Marie back to the church!"
"Um..." Finral tugged at Gauche's clothes.
"What do you want?" Gauche said coldly.
"I am your senior after all. Even if you don't use honorifics, you don't have to be so aggressive!" Finral complained.
"Say what you have to say quickly. I have no interest in lingering here," Gauche said.
"The Captain wants you to stay and fight together!" Finral sighed.
"What?" Gauche looked annoyed, but in the end, he put Marie down.
"Big brother, I'll be proud of you. And I'll ask Nun Granny to let you see me more!" Marie walked to Theresa's side and looked back.
"Ah! My Angel Marie!" Gauche instantly felt like his health was fully restored, but then he remembered something. "I'm out of mana!"
"Asta gave me this for you. Drinking it will restore half your mana!" Finral quickly handed over the recovery potion.
"What can half my mana do?" Gauche said dismissively.
"Hey, reveal your eye magic tool and take my mana to keep fighting!" Theresa suddenly said.
"How much mana do you even have?" Gauche said as he brushed aside the hair on his forehead, revealing the mirror magic tool in his left eye.
"I've been with Gauche for so long, and I only just found out he has a mirror magic tool that can store mana!" Magna exclaimed, then stored his own mana into Gauche's mirror magic tool. "Take my share and fight well!"
"And mine!" Luck ran over to join the fun. Since he couldn't fight, passing his mana to Gauche was the next best thing. In an instant, Gauche received an unprecedented abundance of mana!
"Team combat... doesn't seem so bad?" Gauche felt moved again internally.
"Gordon, Grey, the Captain orders you two to go back and guard the base. After all, headquarters can't be left empty!" After all the children had left, Finral opened a portal to the Black Bulls.
"Swoosh..." Grey walked in without a word.
"I also really wanted to stay here and fight, I could curse them..." Gordon muttered as he also departed.
"My mana is about to run out again!" Finral said with a long face.
"Stop whining and hurry up and teleport us back to fight!" Gauche's fighting spirit was currently off the charts. After obtaining mana from Magna, Theresa, and Luck, he felt like he could even go toe-to-toe with the leader of the Eye of the Midnight Sun!
"Let's go!" Finral sighed and opened a magic portal. The two entered one after another, but just as the magic portal was about to disappear, a sneaky girl also dashed in—it was Noelle!
"Safe! I wasn't spotted!" Noelle hid behind a rock, her beautiful eyes quickly locking onto Asta, who was in the middle of combat.
"Such incredible speed, I can't help at all!" Finral couldn't help but sigh after teleporting over.
"Finral, do you see that guy with the lines on his face over there?" Gauche also felt he couldn't join the three-way battle, but dealing with the equally idle Valtos was definitely doable!
"I see him. Do you want me to teleport you over!?" Finral became excited; this was the first time the two of them would cooperate!
"Please, Senior Finral!" Gauche patted Finral's shoulder, using the rare title of Senior.
"I finally heard you call me Senior once. It wasn't easy!" Finral remarked with emotion, then turned serious. "Are you ready!"
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